Read Madhu and Jennifer’s latest post on “Bridging The Gap Between Tuberculosis Innovation And Access” at HuffingtonPost.
Sophie Huddart: Winner of 1st Prize for her Poster at EBOH Research Day
Congratulations to Sophie for winning the 1st prize for her poster at the 13th Annual Research Day of the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health department!
10th Annual George W. Comstock Lecture, Given by Madhukar Pai
You can view Madhu’s lecture “Time for a quality revolution in tuberculosis care“, the 10th Annual George W. Comstock Lecture, on youTube.
Harvard MOOC Lecture from Madhukar Pai
Register for the free 8-week online course “Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety: Access to healthcare services is critical – but is it enough?” from Harvard University, featuring a lecture from Madhu, which starts June 27th 2017.
Op-ed by Madhukar Pai
A new op-ed written by Madhu has been posted on The Quint: “10 Things to Prioritise to Achieve TB Elimination by 2025“.
Extension of the Quality of TB Care in India grant
The Quality of tuberculosis care in urban India grant, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been extended until the end of 2018, with additional funding, bringing the total investment to more than 2.3 million USD. Congratulations to Madhu and the QuTUB team!
World TB Day: Interviews and Citations
The Pai TB Research Group has been very active for the 2017 World TB Day. Below are some of the expert interviews given by Madhukar Pai, along with media citations:
- http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/79-fewer-cases-by-2025-five-times-more-funding-what-the-draft-tb-control-plan-is-targeting/story-Nq4PztRXr4rhh1Xc391HlI.html
- https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/women-survivors-tb-speak-stigma-india/
- http://www.healthissuesindia.com/exclusive-interview-dr-madhukar-pai-md-phd/
- http://www.diagnosticsworldnews.com/2017/3/23/consumption-junction-changing-tuberculosis-through-diagnostics.aspx
- https://www.id-hub.com/2017/03/20/diagnosis-a-weak-link-in-global-tuberculosis-control-an-interview-with-madhukar-pai/
Blog Posts by Emily MacLean and Sophie Huddart
Read the team’s new blog posts in Nature Microbiology by Emily (“A biomarkers database to accelerate point-of-care diagnostics for TB“) and Sophie (“Demanding more for TB“).
Blog Post by Amrita Daftary
Here is a new post today by Amrita: https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/time-address-devastating-impact-tb-indias-women/
New Blog Posts by Anita Svadzian and Madhukar Pai
You can read Anita and Madhu’s new blog posts, following the publication by the WHO of a list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens”, and its omission of TB: “Regardless of the WHO snafu, tuberculosis should be a priority in the global AMR response” and “The TB community can’t catch a break“.